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Special training is required for pilots landing at Madeira Airport, which is wedged in by mountains and the Atlantic.

A clockwise approach is necessary to successfully navigate the hair-raising landing which many pilots dread. They must point the aircraft at the mountains and bank right at the last minute in order to align with the fast-approaching runway / Flickr user Pizzodisevo

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